Advance Review: Hit-Girl #2

Mindy really wasted no time at all in Columbia. So far she has kidnapped one of the best hit-men in the country, and with a massive cache of firepower at her disposal they are rubbing out a massive number of low life criminals. Welcome back Hit-Girl.

In the second of four issues in this new mini-series released by Image Comics, writer Mark Millar proves to have not mellowed in the years since he introduced Hit-Girl to an unsuspecting world. As he continues to allow the character to show us just exactly who she is, I find myself disturbed at how she continually finds it so easy to be so bad. This is the magnificence of her story. She absolutely knows right from wrong, there is no doubt. Once convinced she is facing someone who is guilty of hurting others, she has no filter in the way she stops them. She is the quintessential pre-teen anti-hero.

At the crux of the story is her attempt to help a young Jorge, before he pledges his life to a local gang. In his city of Palmira, you have few choices. The only way you“ll survive is to join one of the many crime families and hope they protect you as you slide into a life of less than respectful means. He“s a good person and she wants to keep it that way. There are no limits to what she is willing to do in ridding the world of those who prey upon the weak.

Ricardo Lopez Ortiz does a great job of providing classic Hit-Girl art. He proves there are multiple ways to illustrate the unstoppable carnage of a vigilante twelve-year-old. With so many weapons at her disposal, Lopez Ortiz is forced to find new and creative ways to illuminate the last moments of several unfortunate criminals. There is no dissatisfaction here.

If you“re a fan of the original Hit-Girl or Kick-Ass series, you should really enjoy this. You“ll get a fresh story with all of the carnage you would expect from Mark Millar, and it is absolutely delightful.

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Story:Â Mark Millar
Art:Â Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
Cover / Variant Cover:Â Amy Reeder

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Bryan Spaulding

In his free time, other than reading comic books, Bryan enjoys listening to his ever growing record collection and driving his 27 year old roadster named Mingo.